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Sky Blu
Sky in 2011
Sky in 2011
Background information
Birth nameSkyler Austen Gordy
Born (1986-08-23) August 23, 1986 (age 38)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • DJ
  • dancer
Years active2006–present
Labels

Skyler Austen Gordy (born August 23, 1986),[1] known professionally as Sky Blu (stylized 8ky 6lu),[2] is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, DJ and dancer. He is best known as one half of the musical duo LMFAO, with the hit song "Party Rock Anthem". He formed the duo with his paternal half-uncle, Redfoo, and released two albums together,[3] 2009's Party Rock and 2011's Sorry for Party Rocking.

Career

In 2006, Gordy, under the stage name Sky Blu teamed up with his uncle Redfoo to form LMFAO. The band started in Miami, Florida and released rap songs over electronic beats.[4] They are known for their hit songs "Party Rock Anthem" and "Sexy and I Know It," which were released in 2011.[4] "Party Rock Anthem" became the most successful song of their career, peaking at number one in over ten countries, including France, the UK, the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, Germany, Ireland, and Australia. Redfoo announced that LMFAO would go on hiatus in 2012.[5] Earlier that year, LMFAO performed alongside Madonna at the Super Bowl XLVI halftime.[4] Gordy later claimed in a Facebook post in 2016 that Redfoo had tried to claim all of the band's royalties for himself and that the latter had announced LMFAO's hiatus a year after not speaking with Gordy, who had suffered serious back injury.[5][4]

In October 2010, Gordy and his girlfriend Chelsea Korka created BIG BAD out of their Hollywood home which is an entertainment company consisting of musicians, artists, producers, DJ's, inventors, creators, and had successful tours in America, Dominican Republic, South America, Asia, and parts of Europe.[6][7][8][9][10][11] Gordy also created Big Bad University ("the first university for dreamers"), a collective of artists, which was mainly composed of rapper Shwayze, Korka, and producer/singer/songwriter Mark Rosas.

In 2013, Sky released his two first singles "Pop Bottles" and "Salud".[5] That year he also released his 9-track first album Rebel Music, and a second album We Evolve Everyday as free downloads.[5][4] In 2014, Gordy introduced to the world his alter ego The Party President and a new stylization of his name 8ky 6lu, follwowed by the release his single "Go On Girl". Gordy explained that the numbers 86 represented his birth year.[12] In December that year, Gordy was invited to the Miss World ceremony to perform his single "We Love Girls" with KG Superstar. Sky released an album, Chaos to Consciousness under his new artist name 8ky 6ordy (pronounced Sky Gordy) in 2016.[5]

Personal life

Gordy is the grandson of Motown founder Berry Gordy. He is the son of Berry Gordy IV and Valerie Robeson. He is the brother of DJ and singer Mahogany "Lox" Cheyenne Gordy. Other relatives include singer-songwriters Rockwell and Rhonda Ross Kendrick, who are his uncle and aunt via his grandfather Berry Gordy, respectively. According to Gordy, he attended 12 different schools growing up and ultimately dropped out of high school without taking the GED.[4]

In January 2009, Interscope Records arranged a studio session for Paradiso Girls with LMFAO where Chelsea Korka met Sky Blu. A friendship which then bloomed into a long term relationship shortly after. Chelsea was featured in many of LMFAO's music videos as Sky Blu's love interest [13][14][15][16] and they were very public about their affection for one another.[17][18][19][20][21]

Discography

Albums

Solo
  • Rebel Music (2013)
  • Fxck Yeah : Chaos To Consciousness (2016)
With LMFAO
As W.E.E.D.
  • We Evolve Every Day (2012)

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US Dance CAN
"Pop Bottles"
(featuring Mark Rosas) 		2013 25 87 Rebel Music
"Salud"
(featuring Reek Rude, Sensato and Wilmer Valderrama) 		— —
"Go On Girl" 2014 — — Non-album singles
"We Love Girls"
(featuring KG Superstar) 		2015 — —
"Fxck Yeah" — — Fxck Yeah: Chaos to Consciousness
"Guacamole"
(with Sensato) 		2016 — — Non-album singles
"Figure It Out"
(with Sensato) 		— —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
  • Drunk Off Your Love – Shwayze and Cisco featuring Sky Blu
  • I Need A Girl – BLAC featuring Sky Blu
  • Uh Oh (Came Here To Party) – Leaf featuring Sky Blu
  • Tonight (I'm F***in' You) (Hyper Crush Remix) – Enrique Iglesias featuring Hyper Crush and Sky Blu
  • All Of The Time – Mark Rosas featuring Sky Blu and Shwayze
  • Small Potatoes – Mark Rosas featuring Sky Blu and Shwayze
  • Alcohol (Remix) – The Cataracs featuring Sky Blu
  • Bolt – Shwayze featuring Sky Blu
  • Perfect Gentleman – Shwayze featuring Sky Blu
  • Maldito Jumo – Juan Magan featuring Sky Blu, Sensato, Victor Magan and Reek Rude
  • Esta Noche Esta De Fiesta (Electronic Version) – J King & Maximam ft 3Ball MTY & Sky Blu
  • Feel Alive - TELYKast featuring Sky Blu
  • GASLiGHT - Mahogany Lox featuring Sky Blu

As producer

  • #SEXSONG – Big Bad
  • Boom – Mahogany Lox

Remixes

  • Dirty Horn (Talk Dirty Remix) – Jason Derulo featuring Sky Blu
  • Draft Day (8ky 6lu Remix) – Drake featuring Sky Blu
  • We Dem Boyz (8ky 6lu Remix) - Wiz Khalifa featuring Sky Blu
  • Happy (8ky 6lu Remix) – Pharrell Williams featuring Sky Blu
  • I Won't Go (Big Bad Remix) – Adele featuring Shwayze, Sky Blu & Mark Rosas
  • Partition (8ky 6lu Remix) – Beyoncé featuring Sky Blu

Music video appearances

  • Love Is Overrated – Shwayze
  • Reaction – Mark Rosas featuring Chelsea Korka
  • Boom – Mahogany Lox

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Billionaire" (Party Rock Remix) 2010 Travie McCoy, Bruno Mars, Gucci Mane Lazarus
"Outta Your Mind" Lil Jon, Redfoo Crunk Rock
"Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)" (Hyper Crush Remix) Enrique Iglesias, Hyper Crush Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)
"Uh-Oh (Came Here to Party)" 2011 Leaf none
"Bolt" 2012 Shwayze Shwayzed & Confused
"La Noche Esta de Fiesta Aka Hoy Si Que Se Bebe (Party Rock Remix) 2013 J-King y Maximan, 3BallMTY Los Sucesores
"Happy" (8KY 6LU Remix) 2014 Pharrell Williams Happy
"Maldito Jumo" 2015 Juan Magan, Sensato, Victor Magan, Reek Rude The King Is Back (LatinIBIZAte)

References

  1. ^ "Today in History: August 23, Sacco and Vanzetti executed". Journal-Courier. Associated Press. 2023-08-14. Archived from the original on 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  2. ^ The Times of India. "American rapper Sky Blu aka LMFAO performs - Worldnews.com". Article.wn.com. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  3. ^ Roberts, Randall (13 January 2012). "Critic's Notebook: LMFAO's brand of party rock uniquely American". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Erman LA interviews Sky Blu on life after LMFAO, new album".
  5. ^ a b c d e "Whatever happened to LMFAO?". Digital Spy. 22 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Big Bad". Big Bad. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  7. ^ perrosky87 (2012-04-20), Sky Blu by LMFAO BBU BIG BAD UNIVERSITY Conferencia de prensa en Panama, retrieved 2017-03-14{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Big Bad University". www.bandsintown.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  9. ^ Live, All-Access Hall Pass. "All-Access Hall Pass Live And Big Bad Entertainment Are Proud To Support Operation Smile". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  10. ^ Luanny Christine (2012-04-27), LMFAO - SKY BLU - Rihanna - You Da One - (BELÉM-PA) 26/04/12, retrieved 2017-03-14
  11. ^ alcides netto (2012-05-06), Sky Blu - LMFAO | Favela Chic - Manaus 2012, retrieved 2017-03-14
  12. ^ "LMFAO's Sky Blu: 'I want to create a Harvard school for Dreamers.'". 19 May 2014.
  13. ^ LMFAOVEVO (2009-11-25), LMFAO - La La La, retrieved 2017-03-14
  14. ^ LMFAOVEVO (2012-02-22), LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking, retrieved 2017-03-14
  15. ^ LMFAOVEVO (2011-09-16), LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It, retrieved 2017-03-14
  16. ^ LMFAOVEVO (2010-07-23), LMFAO - Yes, retrieved 2017-03-14
  17. ^ HellaGeo (2009-09-19), LMFAO f/ Chelsea of the Paradiso Girls LIVE @ Six Flags 9-11-09, retrieved 2017-03-14
  18. ^ PopCandiesTv (2010-07-16), Sky Blu at Interscope Cherry Tree Studio in Santa Monica, retrieved 2017-03-14
  19. ^ xxBLACKxFIRExx (2011-12-30), CHELSKY, retrieved 2017-03-14
  20. ^ minchimurakami (2010-06-11), Lil Jon's "Crunk Rock" Album Release Party, retrieved 2017-03-14
  21. ^ BIGBADUSUPPORT (2013-04-28), Skyler Gordy Chelsea Korka, retrieved 2017-03-14
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